Compare towns
Blackstone vs Warwick vs Barre vs Dudley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blackstone has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Barre has the highest household income ($108k).
Dudley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Blackstone | Warwick | Barre | Dudley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,255 |
776Lowest |
5,572 |
11,929Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% MA: +7.4% |
0%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.4% MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.2±1.7 8% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
43.8±8.5 9% above MA |
40.2±2.4Lowest about the MA average |
| Warwick and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.4 MA: 19.4% |
20.6%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Blackstone and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
19%±5.6 MA: 17.9% |
16.9%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Warwick and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9% MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.6% MA: 47.3% |
24.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±3.2 MA: 7.9% |
13.1%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,191±$21k 9% below MA |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
$107,727±$13kHighest 4% above MA |
$84,604±$12kLowest 19% below MA |
| Barre and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,400±$34kHighest 28% below MA |
$349,400±$34kLowest 38% below MA |
$394,300±$55k 30% below MA |
$392,600±$19k 30% below MA |
| Blackstone and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,189±$85 33% below MA |
$1,367±$163Highest 22% below MA |
$1,030±$713Lowest 42% below MA |
$1,217±$182 31% below MA |
| Warwick and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,703Highest 5% below MA |
$4,380 27% below MA |
$5,163 14% below MA |
$3,691Lowest 38% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±18.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±27.5 MA: 51.8% |
47.4%±4.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Blackstone and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8% MA: 10% |
5%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.2%Highest MA: 10% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2% MA: 62.5% |
89%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.8% MA: 62.5% |
73.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 16% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
36 min 24% above MA |
27 minLowest 6% below MA |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.2%±4.6 MA: 18.6% |
9.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #207 of 282 in MA | — | #134 of 282 in MA | #142 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Warwick | Quabbin | Dudley-Charlton Reg |
| High school in town | Blackstone Millville RHS | None in town | Quabbin Regional High School | Shepherd Hill Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6 |
— | 12.9Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.